Using plastic in construction is cheap and easy, but some are trying to radically cut back its use.
Back in 2021 and following two years of planning, Erica Cirino started building her dream home in rural Connecticut.
She wondered if she could construct a plastic-free house on a limited budget.
For her there was a professional as well as a personal interest - she was writing a book about solutions to plastic pollution.
She failed, she admits. Alternatives to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes, such as copper pipes, were just too expensive.
But Cirino did succeed in building a low-plastic house.
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